The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-02

Last Saturday WIS the hotte-t day ok
psrieneed in san ll.ay5saa a -.tr.a
yelrs. The thermULu ta- .i-e.s-
$40 degrees at neon.
Maj. Ben: Perley Poole, the veteran
Journalist and correspondent,die died in Wash
ington on Sunday morning last, after
protracted Illness, aged 81.
Christian X. Ross, the father Of the lot
Charley Ross, received ayisit from astran-
ger. who told him that his son was serving
sentence in Connecticut prison.
A scientific expert reports that iron ore
exists in the Vicinity o. Tyler, Tex, III
sufficient qaantityto supply all the found
ries of the world for one hundred years.
Rev. DR. Bufehard, of Rum, Roman
ism ana Rebellion fame, was at Wash |
ington recently and chattcd pleasantly |!
with the President for more than a hour
at the latter's invitation.
Rosebugs have made their appearance
among the peaches in Maryland The
peach growers are excited oyCF tha Iaya
ges, as they are swarming hy the million
oye:: the treesand exiting the little peach
es intoatoms,
On Sunday morning a severe shook OF III
earthquake vas felt in portions OF Next
co. Great rents. were made in the earth,
houses shaken down, trees feiled, aud
great confusion prevailed. No disasters
have been reported.
The total numbered immigrants that al
rived in this country last month was 10,
107 against 40, l5S for 4 priI, 1886. a fei-
ture is that while the number is increas-
Ing rapidly, tie proportion OF farmers is
the smallest eyer..known.
At 4 meeting of The Stockholders OF The
Rockingham bank, at UarrisonbuTg, it was
determined 10. throw it into liquidation,
with IA view to closing business rs speedily
as possible Ihe bank is perfectly solvent,
but is not pay ing. The Aahk is thirteen
years. old. 1.3 2 -.
Mrs. Cleveland's latest conquest is Gen.
Tecumseh Sherman. He recently yisitl d
the White House and WIS charmed with
the unaffected dignity and simplicity OF
the Presidents wife. The General told
her that she reminded him of The Princess
of Wales, which pleased her.
An autograph letter Of John Wcsl,y,
which has just been sold in london, con
tains this sentence: "for natural sweet
ness of temper. for courtesy and hospital
ity, have never seen any people like the
Irsh.'' The New York Herald naiyPiy
remarks that the Tory ministry did not
pus in q bid for this letter.
When William j. Finlay was young
man and a stranger in this country, he was
b4friended By General James b. Steedman
Last week. in Cleveland, Ohio. twenty
thousand people witnessed the dedication
Of a $50, 600 monument to General Steed-
man, erected hy Mr.. Finlay. There is
such thing as gratitude i'll this world yet
JOHN CONRAD, Preston, H., has in bis
possession ii German Bible which is 36,
years old. It is sixteen inches long, ter
inches deep, and six and a half incl.e'
thick and weighs from fo urteen to siXteer
pounds. Ii has Il register OF the Conrad
family for 200 years. Its binding is made
of sable leather and lined with hardwood
and bolted together.
"A most distressing accident occurred a
Mr.. Samuel c. Wright S. near Grape Law
on Saturday evening. The little siX-year
Old da lighter Of Mr.. Wright embraced ;
pillar of the porch, and began circint
round it 10 play, when the post, which ha'
become loose at the top, slipped out 0
place and fell. striking the little girl % th
temple, and killing her almost instantly
Nelson Examiner.
John Bither a worker in the iiesseme
steel works of the Cambria Iron COmpan.
was killed at Johnstowl Thursday nigh
in peculiar manner. He WAS lining Il Ell
pola and Jacob N ishler, a stockef dumpe,
about 500 pounds Of pig iron on him
crushing his body in Il horrible manner
Misllier cannot account for his careless
ness. Two cupolae were in operation ant
he should have stocked them instead.
A gentleman writing from Richmort
to thu HIRGINIAN wants TO lsno@ why
cinity. He thinks a well could he tapped
A gas well would be most too nrOgrtssiV
for our people. We would not Know VIVA
TODD with it. But il our Correspondent
has more money eEian he has use for ant
desires to expend iifi!e on the expert
ment he can have chance.
4 FIRE broke ont in New YORK On ill.,
9th 10 he Belt Line Car stables Oh 1851
avenue between 53,i and 5ibh streets. -
There were fourteen hundred horses III th
stables, and only about one hundred Wer
saved. The buildings were~.entirely con
sumed. in addition, TO Others adjoining
The scene is represented as fearful
number of poor families were MADE home
less and wandered aimless about TIN
streets. The loss is estimated at 81 300 ,000
Friday night as the fast line west Oh iii
Pennsylvania railroad was nearing Kit
tanning Point. on the Horseshoe Bend. ii
&he A lleghany mountains. the wheel Of
car Oh a freight train East burst. and th;
car crashed into two passenger coache
with terrible effect, killing instantly 81,
men and injurinG many others, Three
cars went over an embanI1Inent. Tele
grams were Immediately sent TO Altoona
for physicians, aud all that could be pro
cured were detailed to the wreck.
The five regiments of Missouri mlitl;
notified the Legislature of that State s0nt
time ago that If they were expected 10 kees
themselves On war footing at their owl
expense in future, they would dishan d
They asked for $4,000, which Wouit
have been but ten dollars to each man, t.
help defray the expenses OF uniforms, arm
cries and other necessary outlay. Ths
Legislature refused to furnish the money
and five regiments have proved as good as
their word They have djsbanded, an(
Missouri is to-day without single com
pany of organized infantry that could be
called into service in case OF need.
The Wig in criticlsing Judge Bond and
1Ir. Royal, and trying to fix inconsistency
in the case it mentions, fails to draw The
distinction between legislative enaotments
which are not laws and en&ctnents which